Positivist criminology was based on soft determinism

a. True
b. False


Answer: False

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a. detection and punishment b. monitoring and detection c. punishment and monitoring d. punishment and intervention

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A. money. B. soap. C. sex. D. cigarettes. E. drugs.

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________ occurs when an officer's expectations are set to see one thing and this closes his or her mind to other eventualities.

A. Action stereotyping B. Physical stereotyping C. Situational stereotyping D. Racial stereotyping

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a. mentally liable. b. insanity. c. mental fatigue. d. lunacy.

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